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S swells finally creeping into SCal.
The flatspell has taken its toll but South swell are giving hope.
Continued below...
There is a share of Tropical and Southern hemi storms finally brewing up the action.

Notice at the begginning of the LOLA animation, the small blob of yellow off the Baja coast. This initial pulse of S swell spawns from Hurricane Hector. Find out more information on him by clicking on the Hurricane Tracking Map.

Following Hector, a new SW begins pushing in at the end of the animated model. You can begin to see a larger area of yellow Southern hemi energy pushing into the screen by the 96hr forecast. Be sure to check your local forecast to see when this actually begins arriving along Cali breaks.

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